FACTORS MILITATING AGAINST THE ROLE OF NHIS IN THE PREVENTION AND MANAGEMENT OF HIV AMONG WOMEN OF CHILDBEARING AGE IN IMO STATE

Abstract

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he study assessed the factors militating against the role of NHIS in the prevention and management of HIV among women of childbearing age in Imo State. The study was a cross-sectional study. A pre-tested interviewer-administered questionnaire was used to collect information from three hundred and twenty-seven (327) staff of three health institutions and five hundred and twenty-two (522) HIV women of childbearing age attending the clinic. Chi-square statistic, Principal Component Analysis and Factor Analysis were adopted for statistical analysis, and analytical decisions were considered significant at a p-value less than 0.05. The results show that there are significant factors that militate against NHIS in the prevention and management of HIV among women of childbearing age in Imo State. Increasing the number of dependents that can be enrolled so that larger families can be motivated to enroll in health insurance as well as government effective policy for NHIS were recommended.